Changes in the Producer-Consumer Relationship - Towards Digital Transformation

The purpose of this paper is to analyze shifts in the producer-consumer relation-ship resulting from the increased use of digital technologies. In this study, we aim to understand how this relationship is fundamentally changing and the role of digital technologies in such a change. Therefore, we provide a state-of-the-art re-view of information systems and management literature using analysis techniques borrowed from the method of grounded theory. The results of our study indicate that the constructs of digital density, digital interconnectedness, and consumer-centricity are key drivers of changes in the producer-consumer relationship. With the growing role of digital technologies in both society and organizations, our study contributes with implications for information technology and business managers, offering them insights on how to deal with this phenomenon. Finally, our study provides a useful framework for future interdisciplinary research in this field

The Value of IS in Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Mobility Services - The Case of Carsharing

Result-oriented services that provide mobility on demand seem to be a promising means of meeting both societal trends and environmental sustainability targets. In this paper, we investigate the contribution of Information Systems (IS) to drive this substantial business model change towards sustainable mobility from a cus-tomer\u27s perspective. While doing so, we focus on the specific case of carsharing - a result-oriented mobility service that has been known for decades, which is re-cently receiving more attention due to environmental concerns. Employing a choice-based conjoint analysis (n = 221), we explore and evaluate the role of IS for the perceived attractiveness of carsharing. With our investigation, we show how IS, by their three functions of information, automation and transformation, may improve this sustainable form of individual mobility and thus contribute to the shift towards sustainable mobility

What Determines the Adoption of Digital Innovations by Digital Natives? – The Role of Motivational Affordances

Previous IS research analyzing the adoption of digital innovations has not yet distinguished between digital natives and digital immigrants. Thus, there is still a limited understanding of the special needs regarding digital innovation design and the adoption behavior of individuals identified as digital natives. Therefore, we used a motivational theory perspective from psychological studies to examine the individual needs of digital natives concerning the design of a digital innovation. We conducted a mental simulation experiment with 637 participants. Our findings shed light on the importance of digital nativeness as a predictor of attitudes towards using digital innovations, and the relevance of applying socio-psychological design principles for developing digital innovations

Digital Transformation of Primarily Physical Industries - Exploring the Impact of Digital Trends on Business Models of Automobile Manufacturers

The phenomenon of digital transformation received some attention in previous literature concerning industries such as media, entertainment and publishing. However, there is a lack of understanding about digital transformation of primarily physical industries, whose products cannot be completely digitized, e.g., automotive industry. We conducted a rigorous content analysis of substantial secondary data from industry magazines aiming to generate insights to this phenomenon in the automotive industry. We examined the impact of major digital trends on dominant business models. Our findings indicate that trends related to social media, mobile, big data and cloud computing are driving automobile manufactures to extend, revise, terminate, and create business models. By doing so, they contribute to the constitution of a digital layer upon the physical mobility infrastructure. Despite its strong foundation in the physical world, the industry is undergoing important structural changes due to the ongoing digitalization of consumer lives and business

Disruption on the Way? The Role of Mobile Applications for Electric Vehicle Diffusion

Disruptive eco-innovations that replace existing unsustainable modes of transportation could contribute to achieve substantial improvements in environmental sustainability. Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to provide a more sustainable means of individual mobility, but, thus far, customer adoption remains relatively low. Following disruptive innovations theory developed by Christensen, the disruptive potential of EVs can be realized if their performance on traditional attributes that customer\u27s value improves. Here, information systems can play a key role. In this paper, we use a large scale (n = 1461) empirical investigation to examine which attributes must be addressed and assess the ability of existing mobile applications (apps) to do so. Our results indicate that apps contribute to a more reliable and convenient EV-user experience. We shed light on the role of apps in connecting the vehicle, the infrastructure and the user and in creating a digital eco-system that enhances the diffusion of EVs

COMPLEXITY IN IS PROGRAMS: A DELPHI STUDY

Information systems (IS) programs, i.e., temporary organizations consisting of a coherent group of interrelated projects that are jointly coordinated for achieving a common set of goals and objectives, are growing in importance for implementing strategic IT-driven organizational initiatives. Yet we hardly understand the specific challenges associated with them. In this paper, we draw connections between the nature of an IS program and the concept of complexity, arguing that a deeper understanding about the nature of complexity in IS programs is needed. Du to the lack of research in this area, we opted for an exploratory Delphi study. Our results point to three key themes: (1) the importance of organizational complexity in IS programs, (2) the role of organizational dynamic complexity, and (3) the challenges of coordinating and controlling IS programs. These findings offer a practically grounded foundation for exploring the specific challenges of managing IS programs. \

Transforming Industrial Business: The Impact of Digital Transformation on Automotive Organizations

The increasing diffusion of digital technologies throughout industries and aspects of life is transforming businesses even in areas that always have been dependent on physical materiality. In this paper, by conducting an exploratory Delphi study in collaboration with 19 industry experts, we aim to shed light on the specific managerial challenges associated with the impact of digital transformation in the industrial-age, physical product–manufacturing automotive industry. Our results point to three key themes: (1) the radicalization of IT-enabled business transformation going beyond intraorganizational challenges, (2) the transformation of industrial business through digital innovation, and (3) the emergence of physical–digital paradoxes. With our study, we extend the knowledge in IT-enabled business transformation literature by relating it to the emergent topic of digital innovation. We find organizational ambidexterity to be of specific importance when dealing with emergent challenges that arise from the combination of the physical and digital worlds